Ector County, TX

ZIP 79766

In ZIP 79766, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: City Of Midland Water Purification Plant has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 18 contaminants are above health goals, led by vanadium at 2.2× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Midessa Ground Water Plume, 6.8 miles away (2 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Benchmark Energy Products LLC (18%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 40,725 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 79766

• Superfund sites nearbyA to F
• Factories and industrial sitesA to C
• Oil and gas wellsD to F
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useB to F
• Neighborhood health statusC
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsB to C

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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